Spinning top



P 6, 1952 J. J. MANSKE ETAL 2,610,440

SPINNING TOP Filed March 6, 1947 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 S INVENTORS JOSEPH J.MANSKE LESTER J.MARTIN RAYMOND J. BERNAKE ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 16, 1952 UNITED STAT SPINNING Tor,

Joseph J. Manske, Lester J. Martin, and Raymond Milwaukee, Wis.

' Application March 6, 1947, Serial No, 732,714

J. Bernake,

2 Claims. (CI. 46-65) invention appertains to toysand more particularly to a novel spinning top.

One of the primaryiobjects of our invention is to provide a pair of independent spinning tops, so arranged and constructed that one of the tops can be spun upon the other top during the spinning thereof so as to produce a new and novel eifect.

Another salient object of our invention is to provide means for spinning a lower top and means for spinning an upper top and for placing the last named top on the lower top while the same is spinning. H

A further object of our invention is to provide a novel frame or holder for supporting one of the tops during the initial spinning thereof, said frame or holder being spinning top can be quickly released and accurately deposited on a desired spot, such as a bottom spinning top.

A further important to provide a pair of independent tops, forindependently spinning each top.

object of our invention, is with means one of the tops :(the lower top) being provided with concavoconvex disc at its upper end for receiving the axle or point of the othertop, I V

A still further object of our invention is to provide a novel spinning topv toy which will be durable and eificient in use, one and easy to manufacture and one which can be placed upon the market at a reasonable cost.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which drawing Figure 1 is a side elevational view illustrating the lower top of our novel toy and the holder thereof during the initial spinning thereof, parts of the view being shown broken away and in section to illustrate structural detail.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the lower top and its holder showing the position thereof ready for spinning. I t

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the upper top of our toy and the novel holder therefor for facilitating the initial spinning thereof and the depositing of the upper top on the lower top, parts of the figure being shown broken away and in section. 7 I

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the upper top and its novel holder for facilitating the spinning and depositing thereof. I Figure 5 is a front elevational view of the upper spinning top and the novel holder therefor.

so constructed that the that will be simple Figure 6 is a detail sectional view through the holder'taken on the line 6-6 of Figure '3 looking in the direction of the arrows.-

Figure 7 is a'view similar to Figure 5, but showing the support for the upper top moved to its released position with the top being placed on the lower spinning top.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary view illustrating a modified form of holder for the upper top, the viewbeing taken on a smaller scale than the other views of the drawing; parts of the view being shown broken away and in section. 7

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the

letter T generally indicates our novel spinning toy and the same includes a bottom spinning top Ill and an upper spinning top II. A holder I2 is provided for facilitating the spinning of the lower top It] and a novel holder I3 is tating the spinning and depositing of the upper top I I.

The bottom top III includes a top body I4 havingv a centrallydisposed axle I5 and the lower end of the axle is provided with a spinning point I6. The

axle extends entirely through the top body and protrudes beyond the upper and lower ends thereof. The extreme upper end of the axle I5 is provided with a concavo-convex disc I! and communicating with the axle center of this disc is a bore I8 which is formed in the axle I5. The portion of the axle I5 between the body I4 and the disc II provides a sleeve or drum around which the spinning cord I9 can be wound.

To facilitate the spinning of the lower top Ill we providelthe holder I2. This holder I2 can be formed in any desired way and from out of any desired material.

In the present instance, we have shown the handle I2 formed from a length of wire and this wire is bent back upon itself to form a handle 20. The forward end of the holder'is bent at right angles to provide a shaft 2 I, which is adapted to be inserted within the bore I8.

In spinning the lower top I0, the handle 20 of the holder is grasped in one hand and the shaft 2I is'inserted in the bore I8. The spinning cord is wound around the axle I5 after which the point It is placed upon the desired surface. The cord I 9 can now be given a quick pull which would impart a spinning action to the top It. The holder I2 can now'be removed from the top.

The upper top II is constructed somewhat upper top II includes a top body 22. Extending detail side elevational provided forfaciliv centrally through the body 22 is the axle 23 and this axle protrudes above and below the body. The lower end of the axle is provided with a spinning point 24. The upper end of the axle is provided with a centrally disposed bore 25. That portion of the axle 23 which protrudes above the body 22 is adapted to have wound thereabout the spinning cord 26.

The holding ,and releasing device 43 for the top I I preferably includes a rod 21 having formed thereon or secured thereto a hand grip 28. The

forward end of the rod 2'! is bent downwardly at right angles to provide a shaft 29 which is adapted to be detachably insertedwithin thebore 25 of the top axle 23. This 'shaf't 29" hbldsthe' top centered and permits the initial spinning thereof. To facilitate the liftingfispinning"and releasing of the top, we

portion 3| which extends parallel to therod 21 and one 'end "of the body".portion has fforined thereon a depending holdinga m;32. V The "for. ward end of the body "portion 3 -ljhas formed thereon a depending bearing arm 33. 0 The supporting arm '32 and; the 'be'aring arm =33 are-p vided with aligned bearing openings for reeeiy ing the rod 21. Formed on the-bearingjarrin 33' is a laterally extendingfs'top mg 34' which is adapted "to engage one side' ofth'e "shaft 29fto 1mm;the r ckmgmovememor the frame on the rod 27. The lower endof the supporting arm 32 is curved forwardly 'to pr'ovide a supporting foot 35 and this foot extends under and supports the lower "end of the top axle 23'iw'hen'the "shaft 29 is inserted in the turn 5. I root 35 is" normally 'lfel'd under the top H with the stop lug s4 m engagement 1:11 the "shaft 2'9 by "a sp ing as. This spring. entailedabout thef rod :21 between "thea'supportingjarm "32 and the bearing arm against the shaft '29 and the other en'd "of "the spring bears against a-thumb piece 37"foirned'on the body portion 3| of the frame 30. In use of the supportand "releasing device 13 "thehand'grip 2'8 is grasped in one hand bythfe operator and dow rd-pressures fexe'rt'ed "on thethuinb piece 31. This lwill swing "th'e frar'r're sq"1;atjera1 ;1y=with the 'foot 35 to em: side the shaft '29; top H i s-n'owtaken in the;oth"er *hand 'andthefshaft ZSl'is inserted in the "b'ore25. "Pressure "is re-- leased from the thumb piece 31 and the-support;- ing foot "'35 engages "'und'erthe spinning point 24 and supportsthe t'op. Thesjpinning ord is now wound around the axle 23and this dcan be given a sharp pull so as"tjo"give the-top fll the desired spinning 'a'ctidn." l f' the botttiin' top I0 has alre'ady been given its s'pinniifg' afc'tionand the handle ['2 TembV ed therefrom, the tOpspin ning top H can be movedovertlfebottoihtdp with the-spinning concavo' co nvexfldis'c l1. Pressure can howpe exerted on the thumb 'f'pieoe so as t'pffnove "the foot "away rr'pm" the spinnin o nt 21 and the top 'I l will'fall'by 'g i'avity towaj'rdthbbttflftdp l0 and the spinning'poi'n't will fengag'e "the co n cavo convexdisc 'l1 and 'spinthe'reinij This "gives a noveleifeet and-gives a child "a maximum "amount of amusement. V v

n Figure awe havesh'owna modified form or holder remasing'devieerdr the 'td'p "H. In this fdlm th'e axle '2'3of "the "top H fisprovide'd with an annular bearing groove 38,'tl'ie purp'ose of which "will laterfappear.

the top is the n'iodifi'edforlm o'f homer-and 1 eprovide a swinging-frame 30. This frame 30 consists of a straight body "33. fOne end of'th'espri-ngbe'a'rspoint 24 directly above the.

c operating "with leasing device 39 and this device can be formed from Wire and includes a straight body portion 40. Formed on the forward end of the straight body portion is the depending right angularly disposed shaft 4| which is adapted to be freely inserted within the bore of the top axle 23. The rear end of the body portion 40 is bent back to form a handle 42 and a guide arm 43. The guide arm is arranged in spacedparallelrelation to the body portion 48. S1idably""mounted upon the body portion 40 and the guide arm 43 is an inverted U-shaped frame 44 and this frame can be slid back and forth on the body portion of the arm. The forward end of the frame 44 has 15.

a nnularigroo've '38'and support the axle 23. Considering that the frame is supporting the axle and that the shaft 4| is in the bore of the axle, then the spinning cord can be wound around the axle "and pulledto spin th'e'top. After th'etop is spun, the frame is pulled baex'witnthe finger i so as to disen'ga'ge the l'eg 45 fr'om the axle and the top tan then b'e-=dropped "on "the isi'irfa'ce or on the spinning top,

changes in details maybe mad'e without d'eparting-from the spirit or the-scope of "our invention, but what We claim as new is:

l. In a-toyga spinning to'p havin'gan 'a'xle provided with a bore, and :a support and releasing device-for the "top extending forwar'dl'y "of the handle, a depending shaft on the arm removably received in said bo'r'e,

. a frame laterally rockably mounted on t e arm including. a suppor ing rbor normally disposed under 'the top for engagingthe spinningipoint of the 'top, -and*iheans roriroeking the frame to move the su pporting foo't f-rem underthe spinning-point.

2. In a toy, a spinning top including eta-axle havinga'bore, a sup'portingand releasing-devieefor the top during the ini-t'ia'l spinning thereoffi-ncluding a rod-, a

mounted on the rod including'alegnormally 'deposited "under the spinning point or i the top,

spring means "normally urging the frame anddts including a handle,- :an 'a'rm V h'andle 'on oneendfiof saidrod, a dependingshaft on theether end-of "said rod receivable in said bore a fra'n'ie ockably 

